Comments on: Reflections on being a Revolutionary

By: Riana Anderson

Riana Anderson — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:43:22 +0000

bb, this is the cool part. when you introduced the 'possibility' that capitalism does NOT have to be the norm to your students, it was likely the first time they envisioned a world where other options existed. you have opened a gateway for them that will never be closed, and that my mentor, is the gateway to questioning. at the root of it all, revolution starts with a simple thought. “what if could win president of the united states as a mixed man?” “what if i can gain acceptance into a marginally selective ph.d. program?” 'what if i don't move from the michigan union tower?”

these are the thoughts of many who have questioned, but then progressed in action, beyond “reality”. they created their own reality by believing in themselves and developing their inquisitiveness into intolerance for the status quo. in that sense, revolution for the everyday man may be on a smaller scale – standing up to a racist cashier, collecting garbage in a neighborhood, starting a mentorship program. but it's the collective efforts of all these actions and “what ifs” that truly make revolution possible.

By: Riana Anderson

Riana Anderson — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:54:00 +0000

test

By: rianaelyse

rianaelyse — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:43:00 +0000

bb, this is the cool part. when you introduced the ‘possibility’ that capitalism does NOT have to be the norm to your students, it was likely the first time they envisioned a world where other options existed. you have opened a gateway for them that will never be closed, and that my mentor, is the gateway to questioning. at the root of it all, revolution starts with a simple thought. “what if could win president of the united states as a mixed man?” “what if i can gain acceptance into a marginally selective ph.d. program?” ‘what if i don’t move from the michigan union tower?”

these are the thoughts of many who have questioned, but then progressed in action, beyond “reality”. they created their own reality by believing in themselves and developing their inquisitiveness into intolerance for the status quo. in that sense, revolution for the everyday man may be on a smaller scale – standing up to a racist cashier, collecting garbage in a neighborhood, starting a mentorship program. but it’s the collective efforts of all these actions and “what ifs” that truly make revolution possible.

By: Riana Anderson

Riana Anderson — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:43:22 +0000

By: brittany

brittany — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:15:00 +0000

and what of this?
“If you’re outraged at conditions, then you can’t possibly be free or happy until you devote all your time to changing them and do nothing but that. But you can’t change anything if you want to hold onto a good job, a good way of life and avoid sacrifice.”–César Chávez

for those of us in the states holding good jobs that are not revolutionary or even fulfilling but pay the bills, those of us participating in our families and communities, and dreaming of a way to make a drastic and perhaps violent difference but unable or not-yet-willing to risk our financial futures or our families well being- what do we do?

By: brittany

brittany — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:15:05 +0000

and what of this?
"If you're outraged at conditions, then you can't possibly be free or happy until you devote all your time to changing them and do nothing but that. But you can't change anything if you want to hold onto a good job, a good way of life and avoid sacrifice."--César Chávez

for those of us in the states holding good jobs that are not revolutionary or even fulfilling but pay the bills, those of us participating in our families and communities, and dreaming of a way to make a drastic and perhaps violent difference but unable or not-yet-willing to risk our financial futures or our families well being- what do we do?

By: dumilewis

dumilewis — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:03:00 +0000

“Approve”

By: dumilewis

dumilewis — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:03:19 +0000

“Approve”

By: Maria Tucker

Maria Tucker — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:43:00 +0000

And just to give a lil cred where it’s due. The mural is located in the Estrada Courts housing projects in East Los Angeles. It was painted in 1978 by the Congreso de Artistas Chicanos en Aztlan.

By: Maria Tucker

Maria Tucker — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:43:12 +0000

And just to give a lil cred where it's due. The mural is located in the Estrada Courts housing projects in East Los Angeles. It was painted in 1978 by the Congreso de Artistas Chicanos en Aztlan.